For Students

All undergraduate students are required to fulfill the STS requirement. Normally this is taken during or after the sophomore year, after social and natural science classes in "Foundations" section of the undergraduate core curriculum. Engineering and selected natural science majors may fulfill this by taking a special Critical Thinking and Writing course with STS elements. For more information about SCU's undergraduate core, click here.

All undergraduate students must complete a pathway of four thematically-linked courses, and the VIST pathway invites students to explore the values and context of science & technology as social forces.

The School of Engineering offers a graduate minor in Science, Technology and Society (STS), designed to help students gain a deeper understanding of the influence that engineering has on society (and vice versa) on an advanced level.